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Then and now photos: NorCal drought comparisons

As lakes and rivers diminish in size during the 2013-14 winter months, a similar picture was seen in Northern California during the 1976-77 drought. Take a look at the similarities between the two seasons in these photos.

Black Butte Reservoir in Tehama and Glen counties experienced such low water levels in 1976 that it's marina rested on the dirt instead of floating on the water.

In Colusa County, low water levels at East Park Reservoir in 1976 left much of the reservoir floor exposed.

Water was sparse at Folsom Lake in 1976, revealing a cracked and dry lakebed where water would normally cover.

These marina boat slips at Folsom Lake in Sacramento County were unusable because of the lack of water in 1976.

A dry dock at Folsom Lake had no visitors during the 1976-77 drought.

A lack of water shrank Lake Kaweah in Tulare County during 1976, causing some of the boat ramps to be unusable.

Lake Shasta shrank during the 1976-77 drought. In this aerial view, trees and shrubs outlined the area that water levels normally rose to along the hills.

Low levels at Lake Shasta in 1976 left a border of dry land around the shrinking lake.

In 1976, Lake Shasta was left parched during the drought.

Dry land was visible at Lake Shasta in 1976 due to the lack of precipitation.

Dirt and rocks were exposed around Lake Shasta during the 1976 drought.

There were extremely low water levels at the Union Valley Reservoir in El Dorado County in 1976.

The Union Valley Reservoir, located northeast of Placerville, looked very dry in 1976.

An aerial view of the Union Valley Reservoir showed extremely low water levels in 1976.

The American River flowed very slowly during the 1977 drought.

Folsom Lake was at less than 20 percent of total capacity to start 2014.

Low levels at Folsom Lake in 2013-14 caused water districts to begin enforcing water restrictions around the area.

Items that are typically unseen around Folsom Lake began popping up because of the low water levels during the 2013-14 winter months.

Similar to what was seen in 1976-77, much of Folsom Lake was dry and cracked in 2013-14.

In Dec. 2013, visitors to Folsom Lake could walk in a spot that was normally underwater.

Ruins of Mormon Island, which are usually at the bottom of Folsom Lake, were an attraction for visitors in the winter months of 2013-14.

Lake Oroville's water levels were at 36 percent of capacity in Jan. 2014.

During Jan. 2014, cars and people dotted Folsom Lake where water normally washed over the dry land.

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